Example sentences of "[was/were] telling they [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a mountain upbringing , Myles Horton developed the idea of Highlander in an attempt to come to grips with the problems which were really facing the mountain people of Appalachia and the rural south , the day to day problems which these communities perceived as being obstacles to them , rather than necessarily those which planners , developers and politicians were telling them about . |
| 2 | I was telling them at school . |
| 3 | and I was telling them about that Indian or Asian doctor at the City Hospital in the Maternity unit . |
| 4 | ‘ You know , ’ she said resentfully , ‘ when Billy was inside he was sharing a landing with some very funny men , and one day he was telling them about that pub he bought with the cellars full of Château d'Yquem not showing off or nothing , just by way of general conversation , and they said , ‘ Nice , is it , with that stuff you lot eat ? |
| 5 | Coming back to the council last year , some time in May last year , and er I was telling them about the noise and the situation , at the time . |